A tax increase has been adopted in Wildwood Crest. Borough Commission there passed a budget with a 1.5-cent increase. The community came in under the two-percent property tax cap. Mayor Carl Groon told Coastal Broadcasting the borough is continuing its improvement projects, but being smart with how it is done to minimize tax increases. The…
“The police department didn’t give a damn thing.” Those were the comments of Commissioner Al Brannen during the Wildwood Commission meeting on Wednesday night. Besides a budget being passed, the night focused on the division between the commissioners and the unions over a layoff plan that is being implemented by the city. The commission praised…
Expect Wildwood to go forward with its layoff plan. City Commission approved its new budget, which includes layoffs to over 40 employees, including more than 20 in public safety. The city will not have a tax increase, but had to come with $600,000 in order to do that. The commission announced that it has had…
The school election results are in and a handful of local communities turned down their school budget. Wildwood Crest, West Wildwood, Wildwood, Upper Township, and Sea Isle City all voted no on their school budget question. Upper T ownship voters also turned down a bond referendum for a $16 million project for work to be…
A stabbing is being investigated in Wildwood. A public safety official told Coastal Broadcasting that the incident took place in the area of Park Ave. and Schellenger Ave. Coastal Broadcasting has been told the victim is a male and was taken to the trauma center of AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center. Wildwood Police say the man…
A bit of a victory in court for former track star Carl Lewis. A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno and some county clerks must show exact proof why Lewis cannot seek a New Jersey Senate seat in the 8th District. Guadagno ruled on Tuesday that Lewis should be excluded from…
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced that 9th Street northbound will be closed between West and Bay avenues next week for roadway reconstruction work in connection with the ongoing $400 million Route 52 Causeway replacement project. Beginning Monday morning, May 2, NJDOT will close the several-block stretch of 9th Street northbound until…
Nine full time EMT’s who work as part of Cape Regional Medical Center’s transport unit will be out of work come next month. A report on the Cape May County Herald’s website says the nine employees received their pink slips this week and will be out of a job come May 11th. A union official…
A key labor union leader threw its support behind the tourism district in Atlantic City. Unite-HERE’s Local 54’s head Bob McDevitt, told his members that they should support the new tourism boundaries set up by the state. The union is the biggest worker union in Atlantic City. Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford remains opposed to…
Money won from illegal gamblers will likely be heading up to the state. The Star-Ledger reports that just over $12,000 will be paid to the state from Caesars, the Borgata, the Taj Mahal and Resorts. The money was won from under-age gamblers or those who signed a list that forbids them from entering the casino,…